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BY 

BEN. R. FOSTER, A. M., 

ST. LOUIS, MO. 

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year A. D. 1889, by 

Ben. R. Foster, in the office of the Librarian of 

Congress at Washington, D. C. 




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— BY- 



THE AUTHOR. 



PREFACE. 

We niake no apology for appearing before 
the public in the capacity of an author. We 
believe and know that we are advancing the 
cause of chess in the introduction of a new piece, 
which we are pleased to call the Chancellor, 
and in the enlargement of the board to eighty- 
one squares. Very many at first ridiculed the 
innovation, but as soon as the}^ examined into 
the merits of the Chancellor and his new board, 
they at once, like sensible folk, became his 
warm supporters. In the following pages we 
will try to give as briefly as possible our ideas 
on the subject of " Chancellor Chess,'' its 
history, games, ending positions, problems, 
etc. , hoping that we may do a little good for 
"the game of kings and king of games." 



CHANCELLOR CHESS. 



HISTORY. 

As every chess player well knows, chess is as old 
as India, having originated in that distant land before 
the hanging gardens of Babylon were designed or the 
towers of Persepolis erected. At first pieces in the 
shape of animals, but afterwards changed to the 
modern figures were used, some of them had different 
movements from those at the present time, and boards 
of various shapes and sizes were adopted. The game 
was played under varying laws until the modern game 
resulted, considered by the majority of chess players 
as its best development. But some thinking spirits 
weary of the old and monotonous debuts and not believ- 
ing that the game has reached perfection, have origin- 
ated a new piece called the Chancellor, which shall 
have the moves of the rook and knight and increased 
the chess board to eighty-one squares, nine on a side, 
for the purpose of giving his majesty more room for 
exercising his power. 

There are four instances where the Chancellor under 
different names was used on different boards. 

Carrera in 1617 inserted two new pieces, a Campione, 
having the moves of rook and knight, to be placed 
between the king s rook and king's knight and a 
centaur, combining the moves of bishop and knight 
placed between the queen's rook and queen's knight 
on a board 10x8 squares. 



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The Duke of Eutland in 1747 used a board 10x14 
squares and introduced two new pieces, a Concubine, 
possessing the power of rook and knight and a 
crowned rook with the moves of king and rook. 

L. Tressan, of Leipsic, in 1840 played on a board 
11x11 with three additional pieces, an adjutant mov- 
ing as bishop and knight combined, a general with the 
move of the queen and knight united, and a Marshal 
having the moves of rook and knight. 

And several years ago Mr. H. E. Bird, the veteran 
chess master, suggested a board 10x8 and two new 
pieces, a Guard (R and Kt ) and equerry (B. and Kt., 
the former pUced by the side of the queen and the lat- 
ter by the side of the king, all other pieces remaining in 
the same positions. 

The Campione, the Concubine, the Marshal and the 
Guard were old names for the Chancellor. 

Our Claims to Originality, 

In view of the above remarks, the wiseacres tell us 
that the idea of the Chancellor is as old as the hills. 
Well, what is not old? The ancient sage says, u There 
is nothing new under the sun. ,? Steam was old, 
gravity was old, electricity was old, and printing was 
old when Watt, and Newton, and Morse, and Guten- 
berg applied them respectively for the benefit of man- 
kind. One can easily conceal his weakness and 
ignorance under the cover of "History tells us," and 
attempt to chuckle at and condemn any innovation 



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that will improve the world. Such a person is not 
productive of good, and is only a worthless appendage 
to society. But the man who has the courage, and 
ingenuity, and originality to combine old ideas and 
put them into a tangible form which can be utilized; 
he is the one who gains reputation and ameliorates 
mankind. 

In presenting, therefore, this seemingly ugly but 
very powerful chess piece before the public, we do 
not claim that the idea is new, but hold that it does 
not matter who first thought of it, which had probably 
been in the minds of chess players ever since the in- 
cipiency of the game. The construction of the piece, 
the putting of it into type, the making use of it in 
problems, the playing of games with it, and the 
enlargement of the chess-board to eighty-one squares 
— each and every one is a claim that entitles us to 
being the inventor of the Chancellor and Chan- 
cellor Chess. 

The New Game Described. 

The following article together with the problem first 
appeared in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, February 12, 
1887, and at that time created quite a stir in the chess 
world. We give it in full, accompanied by the com- 
ments of the leading newspapers, chess magazines and 
chess players. The new game of chess is clearly de- 
scribed therein and needs no supplementary remarks 
of ours : 



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(Eighty-one squares) 

In view of the recent and thorough analyses of the 
openings in chess, we propose that the chess-board be 
changed to nine squares on a side, and that a pawn 
and a piece, called the chancellor, having the power of 
the rook or the knight, be added to the game. 

The board will then have a black square in each 
corner, and will always be in position for play. The 
arrangement of the white pieces at the beginning of 
the game will be in the following order, namely: E, 



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Kt, B, Q, K, 0, Kt, B, R, with a pawn in front of each, 
The R's will be on black squares; the Kt's and B's 
on opposite colored squares, the Q B being next to 
the Q, and the K, Kt next to the C ; the Q and C will 
be on either side of the K, which will be on a black 
square and be equally removed from the rooks. The 
black pieces will be directly opposite the white. The 
chancellor, so called because that magistrate is next 
to the king in power and importance, can jump like a 
knight and move like a rook. The same rules will 
apply to the new game that have been used to govern 
the old. Castling will be done exactly alike with either 
rook, the K's rook, however, castling like the Q's 
rook. The pawns when moved up two squares on 
either side, will have a rank of squares interYening. 

In the new game every player, for a while, will be 
put on his own resources, and an endless variety of 
pleasure will be found in discovering the safe lines of 
play. Of course the present masters will frown it 
down, because they can not afford to throw aside all 
their investigations and call them lost — only appar- 
ently lost, however, for their labors have led to this 
innovation. But there is no doubt that the addition 
of the chancellor gives symmetry and perfection to 
the game. The queen has the power of a bishop and 
a rook, and another piece having the power of a 
knight and a rook was needed to equalize the force 
on the king's side, and we have, therefore, at the sug- 
gestion of a friend introduced it with the hope that it 
may be speedily and universally adopted. 



— 10 — 

And what a glorious field will be opened to prob- 
lemists ! Many a problem theme has had to be neces- 
sarily abandoned on account of the narrow limits of 
the board and on account of its lacking originality. 
With a new and powerful piece and a larger board, 
what grand, original combinations will result! We 
asked Mr. A. H. Bobbins, our St. Louis problemist, to 
construct a problem and use the chancellor. He has 
done so. We give it in to-day's issue. Those who 
desire to examine the position should insert a rook 
and use it for the new piece. 

Various forms for the chancellor have been sug- 
gested. It may be made to have a rook for the base, 
and a knight for the top, and the queen changed into 
a rook crowned with a bishop. Supposing the Q to 
remain the same, the C could be made similar to it, 
but have a projection on top. 

Some say that the old game is sufficient for the or- 
dinary player. We answer that the same argument 
can be applied to the harpsichord by those who object 
to the piano-forte of to-day. 

The objection that it will take a longer time to play 
the game because thirty-six men are used instead of 
thirty-two, will not stand; for when the queens are 
exchanged in the early part of the present game, it is 
prolonged ad infinitum and becomes dull and uninter- 
esting, whereas, if they are retained, it is more lively 
and usually shorter. Add, therefore, another piece of 
great power, and still shorter and more sprightly 
games will be the consequence. 



— 11 — 

Now, dear chejss friends, do not be too prejudiced 
against this innovation, and condemn it because it is 
new without examining into its advantages, which wfc 
have set forth. Think how much more beautiful and 
symmetrical and scientific the royal game will appear, 
how many more mating positions and ingenious prob- 
lems will be formed, and how infinite will be the com- 
binations. We propose to publish a game of the new 
kind and show to our readers what we can do with 
the new piece. Whether or not the fossil chess 
players will adopt it does not matter, undoubtedly the 
problem students will at once make use of it ; and 
we predict that ere long every problemist of note will 
be adding to his list of productions problems having 
the chancellor. 

It is our intention to start a tourney in which the 
chancellor will have to be used in the construction of 
all problems entered in it. The full conditions will 
be shortly announced. 

Chess players, composers and solvers interested in 
our new ideas are requested to communicate .with us 
and make any suggestions they may think proper. 
Let us have the subject discussed pro and con. 



— 12 



Problem by A, H. Bobbins. 



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White— five pieces. 

White to play and mate in three moves. 

The above problem contains a new piece, the chan. 
cellor, having the move and power of a rook or a 
knight. The opinions of all chess players on this in- 
novation are requested. The artistic and beautiful 
solution will appear in two weeks, and we count on 
receiving very many answers and criticisms, both ad- 
verse and favorable. 



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SOLUTION. % 

1. CB4 KK5 

2. Kt Q 5 K takes Kt 

3. CQ6 mate 

2. KB 4 

3, K 5 mate 

2. K B 6 

1. CK3mate 

2. KQ6 

3. Q 2 mate 

Chancellor Problem Tourney. 

In accordance w ith the proposition in the above ar- 
ticle to hold a chancellor tourney, the following an- 
nouncement was made : 

In order to develop the beauties and powers of the 
new piece, we inaugurate a problem tourney for two 
and three-movers, the entries to close September 1, 
1887. The conditions are that the chancellor (a piece 
having the moves of rook or knight) shall be used, 
and any composer shall enter, under a motto, either a 
two-move or a three-mo ve problem, or both, composed 
on a sixty-four or eighty-one square board and accom- 
panied by solutions. 

Four prizes are offered, two for the best two-movers 
and two for the best three-movers. The first prize 
for the three-movers will be the International Chess 
Magazine, Volume I; the second prize the British 
Chess Magazine, Volume VI; the first prize for the 



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two-movers will be the London Chess Monthly, Volume 
VII; the second prize the Brooklyn Chess Chronicle, 
Volume IV. Mr. A. H. Bobbins, the well-known St. 
Louis problemist, will act as judge. It is probable 
that the entered problems will be put in book form, 
and we trust every problemist in the world will com- 
pete, more for the honor and novelty than for the in- 
trinsic value «of the pr zes. At the same time a 
solvers' tourney will be held. The solver sending in 
the highest number of solutions will receive the first 
prize, Dr. S. Gold's "Book of Two Hundred Prob- 
lems;" the ong sending in the next highest, the sec- 
ond prize, Thomas D. S. Moore's "One Hundred Chess 
Gems/' three weeks' time being granted for solutions. 

Solution Tourney. 

The solution tourney held in conjunction with the 
problem tourney was lively and interesting. No 
fewer than thirty-one chess players competed for the 
honors. Some, failing in their first attempt, dropped 
out; others continued till they failed on one problem, 
and then quit competing; the rest remained to the end, 
eight of whom made clean scores, and consequently 
tied for the prizes. The successful competitors are : 
Wilbur F. Boggs ( ik Nip"), Independence, Kan ; Her- 
man Harris, Memphis, Tenn.; H. May, Sumner, 111 ; 
L H Jokisch, Centralia, 111.; K. M Ohman (Kay M.), 
Springfield, 111.; James Tarbell, Upper Alton, 111.; P. 
B. Buz, St. Louis, Mo., and Martin Kelly, St. Louis, 
Mo. 



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As our prizes— two in number— will not go around, 
we have decided to draw lots, if agreeable to the prize 
winners, as to who shall get them. In this way all of 
them will receive first honors and two get prizes be- 
sides. In the presence of Mr. A. H. Bobbins, judge 
of the problem tourney, the lots will be cast for 
prizes which are : First, Dr. S. Gold's "Book of Two 
Hundred Problems,'' and second, Thomas D. S. 
Moore s "One Hundred Chess Gems." The general 
verdict of the solvers is that they had a good time 
and were repaid for the time and labor spent in un- 
raveling the mysteries of chancellor problems. Ap- 
pended is a list of those who participated in the solu- 
tion tourney, together with the points made by each : 

♦Wilbur F. Bo^gs, "Nip," Independence, Kan 25 

♦Herman Harris, Memphis, Tenn 25 

♦H. May, Sumner, 111 25 

*L. H. Jokisch, Centralia, 111 25 

♦K. M. Ohman (Kay M.), Springfield, 111 25 

♦James Tarbell, Upper Alton, 111 25 

♦P. E. Bitz, St. Louis. Mo 25 

♦Martin Kelly, St. Louis, Mo 25 

A.Duffus,St Louis, Mo 24 

I. M. Bunce, Macon, Mo 24 

J. E. Stockett, St. Louis, Mo 24 

Dr. Will O. Campbell, St. Louis, Mo. 18 

W. J. Ferris, New Castle, Del 17 

Henry W. Kurth, Centralia, 111 16 

A. H. Godby ("Green Hand"). St. Louis, Mo 15 

Ed L. Kingsbury, Arkansas City, Kan 12 

J. M. Harvey, Decatur, 111 12 



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H. E. Wanderer, St. Louis, Mo 12 

S. H. Butler, Fall River, Kan. . , 10 

H. C. Perry, Galena, Kim 10 

Henry W. Englisch, Jacksonville, 111, 9 

T. W. Henry, Sanford, Fla 8 

A. W. Biltz, St. Louis, Mo 7 

F. S. Roberts, St. Louis, Mo . 6 

Walter H. Brown, St. Louis, Mo 5 

G. W. Decker, Newport, Ark 5 , 

R. Koerper, St. Louis, Mo 5 



*Tied for first. 

The others solved only one or two problems and 
then withdrew. 



The Judge's .Report. 

To the Chess Editor of the Globe-Democrat: 

St. Louis, April 30, 1888.— Dear Sir : I have ex- 
aniined the Chancellor problems published in your 
tourney just closed. I herewith submit my report on 
their relative merits : 

Among the two movers I find a goodly number of 
excellent and very worthy problems. I enumerate in 
the order of their merit, as follows: Nos. 3, 4, 25, 1, 
20, 13, 5, 8, 2, 7, 16. 

No. 3 — "Who are You" - is the bright particular 
star of this constellation, embodying in its construc- 
tion the power and beauty of the new piece to a won- 
derful degree. I have no hesitancy in placing it first. 



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No. 4 — "A Circus'' — is another excellent problem, 
which I place second. The others, as given above, 
are not far behind, and all are worthy problems. 

The fatality among the three-movers, after passing 
through the solver's grist, was quite extensive, six 
only standing the test. I place the three-movers in 
the order of their merit, as follows : Nos 9, 10, 11, 6, 
22 and 24 No. 9 — "Vivat Cancellarius" — is a pure, 
clean cut little gem, with a point and dash quite cap- 
tivating. No. 10 — "The Centaur" — is a fine problem, 
with several pretty variations. The threatened mate 
in two somewhat detracts from its merit. I place it 
second. Several of the unsound 3'ers would have 
proven worthy competitors for prize honors. 

Considering the fact that this is the first tourney 
ever attempted with a piece so new and little under- 
stood I think your success is quite remarkable. * 

The chancellor for problems has come to stay. It 
has true merit and its possibilities in the way of new 
themes for problem construction are immeasurable. 
Success to it. In conclusion, I desire to thank the 
composers and solvers for their kind assistance in the 
first chancellor problem tourney of the world. 

Yours truly, A. H. Bobbins. 

The Award. 

From the foregoing report we find that the fortun- 
ates in the two-move section are : John Keeble, of 
Norwich, England, first prize, London Chess Monthly, 
Volume VII, under motto u Who Are You P' Eugene 



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Woodward, South Granville, N". Y,, second prize, 
Brooklyn Chess Chronicle, Volume IV, under motto 



'A Circus ;" 



and in the three-move section : L. H. 



Jokisch, of Centralia, 111., first prize. International 
Chess Magazine, Volume I. under motto 'Vivat Can- 
cellarius; ,? C. Planck, of London, England, second 
prize, British Chess Ma ga zine, Volume VI, under motto 
-'The Centaur.' ' The reward remained open for one 
month, and there being no objection to it, it was con- 
firmed and the prizes delivered to the prize bearers. 
Annexed are the names of the participants : 



1. 
2. 
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4. 

5. 

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8. 

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11. 
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24. 
25. 
26. 
27. 



William L. Ferris Xew York City 

W. A. Shinkman Grand Rapids, Mich. 

John Keeble Norwich, England. . . 

Eug. Woodward .jSouih Granville, N.Y 

K. M. Ohman | Springfield, 111 

K. M. Ohman Springfield, III 

H.Hosey Davis.. Bristol, England 

Xj. H. Jokisch.. .. Centralia, 111 

L. H. Jokisch. . . . 'Centralia, 111 

(J. Planck London, England 

S. M. Joseph i Nashville, Tenn 

Greg E. Bar tram. Sumner, 111 

Rev. J. Jespersen.Svendborg, Denmark 
Rev. J. JespersenjSvendborg. Denmark 

Isaac H. Trabue. Trabue, Via 

E. Clerfenille Orleans, France 

E. Clerfenille Orleans, France 

II. C. Perry Galena, Kan 

II. 0. Perry Galena, Kan 

W. E. Perry 'Yarmouth, N. 11 

F. B. Phelps. Sandwich, 111 

F. B. Phelps. .... (Sandwich, 111 

James Tarbell- • • j Upper Alton, III 

James Tarbell. • • j Upper Alton, 111 

Otto Meisling — Copenhagen, Denni'k 
Arthur P. Silvera Oracabessa, Jamaica 
W. A. Shinkman.'Grand Kapids, Mich. 



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2 m's. 
2 m's. 
2 nfs. 

2 m's. 

3 Hi's. 
2 m's. 

2 m's. 

3 m's. 
3 m's. 
3 m's. 
"2 m's. 

2 m's. 

3 m's. i Impossible. 
2 m's. " 

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1st prize. 
2nd prize. 



1st prize. 
2nd prize. 



Uns'd, 2 sol. 
Impossible. 
Uns'd, 2 sol. 



Uns'd, 2 sol. 



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Comments. 

K. M. Ohman, chess editor Springfield. Ill , Mirror, 

says : 

"The problem is a masterpiece and will, I think, be 
considered so, even after the chancellor shall have 
become known and familiar to all. This new piece is 
equal, if not superior, to the queen and will add to 
the game endless complications and difficulties of 
which to me, it has more than enough.' ' 

From Samuel Loyd, the prince of American prob- 
lemists : 

iL I solved the chancellor problem in two winks. I 
think very well of the plan, so far as problems are 
concerned, and perhaps in the matter of giving odds, 
or an occasional novelty game, until the public be- 
comes acquainted with the use and power of the 
piece. The new piece might be made to become pop- 
ular, but it will be a gradual process." 

Max Judd, the chess champion of the West, gives 
vent to his feelings thusly : 

"There is no need of the chancellor. The game as 
it is played is difficult enough for all ordinary people. 
If you are trying to get up a game for extraordinary 
minds, then, of course, I have nothing to say; but, 
whilst innovating, why not add two chancellors in- 
stead of one or give the king the knight's move? I 
am not a problemist, so cannot speak for them, but if 
they all approve of the change, it will lead me to 
think that our problemists of the present day are not 
what they used to be, in short, are lacking in imagina- 
tive powers.'' 



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The famous astronomer, Bichard A. Proctor, writes: 

"It seems obvious that the game with the chan- 
cellor would be more difficult, and probable that it 
would be finer than as at present played. There can 
be no reason why the new game should not be intro- 
duced as a new game. If it has qualities, such as it 
seems to possess, it will, in the course of time, attract 
the attention of players of genius and after a period 
of probation take its place as a game to be studied 
for its own sake.'' 

Poetical J. W. Miller, of the Cincinnati Commercial 
Gazette, frees himself as follows: 

"Why gild pure gold or paint the lily? Chess has 
all desirable variety, beauty, complexity and difficulty. 
To alter its forces would be to disturb a world-wide 
pastime and sweep away existing chess literature. 
We are surprised to find the proposition advanced 
seriously." 

J. B. Bedwine, the chess editor of the Sunny South, 
and a lawyer by profession, remarks: 

u We have no sympathy with it. The game of chess 
is the game we love and will ever revere. We do not 
believe it is now sufficiently analyzed, and, in our 
opinion, never will be. Steinitz, the champion of the 
world cannot and does not grasp all the possibilities 
of the checkered field. Incomparable Morphy, with 
all his genius, must have felt his utter inability to un- 
derstand all of chess until we can do (and that will 
never be), let us be contented with old-fashioned 
chess.' ' 



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The London Chess Monthly , edited by Dr. Zukertort, 
conjointly with Hoffer, after printing our entire dis- 
sertation on the new game, adds : 

"Mr. Foster's chancellor board, with its eighty-one 
squares, may lead to a very interesting game, but it can 
hardly have much in common with chess. After the 
pawns advance on either side two squares, a free row 
of squares separates them still. How shall they get 
into fighting ? How about the en passant capture ? 
Mr. Foster has re invented a new game but omitted 
to give its rules and his problem composer adopted 
his new piece but constructed his composition on our 
old board of sixty-four squares." 

We close these criticisms by publishing the follow- 
ing taken from the St. Paul Pioneer-Press, of which the 
brilliant Emmet Hamilton is chess editor : 

"It is early yet to prophesy the result of this dar- 
ing innovation, but it is safe to say, however, that if 
it is adopted, it will revolutionize chess. This very 
fact will serve to provoke sharp criticism and arouse 
the intense hostility of the old school, who will fight 
anything that threatens to destroy cherished illusions. 
On the other hand, it will receive the support and 
plaudits of all restless and innovating spirits. Even 
if it is shown to possess singular merit and beauty, 
the innovation will excite a bitter feeling among the 
vast majority composed of the old masters, as well as 
the younger, yet wedded, neophytes of the present 
form. They will be ready to crucify the author of so 
daring and radical a change. Success, singular as it 
may seem, will here entail upon the author a heavier 
penalty than failure.'' 



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TOURNEY PROBLEMS. 



PROBLEM No. L 

motto: "vive le chancelier." 

By Wm. L. Ferris, New York City. 

Black, three pieces. 



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White, four pieces. 
White to play and mate in two moves. 



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PROBLEM No. 2. 

MOTTO : ' 'UPWARD AND ONWARD,' ' 

By Wm. A. Shinkman, Grand Rapids, Mich. 



Blacky six pieces. 



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White to play and mate in two moves. 



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PROBLEM No. 3. 

(First Prize Two-Move Problem.) 

motto : "who are YOU?' ' 

By John Keeble, Norwich, England. 

Black, eight pieces. 



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White, eight pieces. 



White to play and mate in two moves. 



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PROBLEM No. 4. 
(Second Prize Two-move Problem.) 

MOTTO : " A CIRCUS . ' ' 

By Eugene Woodward, So. Granville, N. Y. 



Black, six pieces. 



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While, seven pieces. 



White to play and mate in two moves. 



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PROBLEM No. 5. 



motto: '"me too." 



By K. M. Ohman, Springfield, 111. 



Black, six pieces. 






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White, seven pieces. 



White to play and mate in two moves. 



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PROBLEM No. 6. 

motto : "just FOR FUN.'' 

By K. M. Ohman, Springfield, 111. 

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&m 



h mm ^ mm m. 



■ si 111 Si 






White, seven pieces. 



White to play and mate in three moves. 



— 28 - 

PROBLEM No. 7. 

MOTTO : "SO MOTE IT BE." 

By H. Hosey Davis, Bristol, England. 
Black, two pieces. 



H *WKt *W* *Wm *'Wm 
mm mm mm wm. mm. 

fm mk *m WA 
mm mm m H 

d Wi ■ Wk * 

m r §Sl^ mm wM y 

mm* fm fm\j* ■* 



While, seven pieces. 



White to play and mate in two moves. 



29 — 



PROBLEM No. 8, 



motto: "vivat cancellarius." 



By L. H. Jokisch, Centralia, 111. 



Black, four pieces. 



H 



WM W, 



wk 'W%, HI 



wmw /4 w A 

mm, Sir^'mi mm 

m * iii«*iM in 



WB, y Wm / #1% 



White, five pieces. 



White to play and mate in two moves. 



— 30 — 

PROBLEM No. 9. 
(First Prize Three-move Problem.) 
motto: "vivat cancellarius." 
By L. H. Jokisch, Centralia, 111. 

Black, one piece. 



HI ww. Wm 
HP 9813 IfiP HP 



m wm 



White, five pieces. 



White to play and mate in three moves. 



— 31 — 

PROBLEM No. 10. 
(Setond Prize Three-Move Problem.) 

MOTTO: " THE CENTAUR." 

By C. Planck, London, England. 
Black, nine pieces. 



W 



%%0& w%, 



m. wm r/ 

I mL* 111 mk 

WB, Hi HP i Hi 

wk III mk*fflk 

m %m y mm J* i 






White, five pieces. 



White to play and mate in three moves. 



— 32 - 



PROBLEM No. 11. 



motto : "ben trov ato . ' " 



By S. M. Joseph, Nashville, Tenn. 

i 

Black, three pieces. 



% ±fw^ ' w%% '' ' 'v/m' 



Jl Hi 4 M 
WW/ 'WOfr iH^ 4. 'WM 



wm mm mm * » 

KB Pi t§ 






While, six pieces. 



White to play and mate in three moves. 



— 33 — 



PROBLEM No. 12. 



motto : "up with the times.' 1 



By Greg E. Bartram, Sumner, 111. 



Black, five pieces. 



i ■■ myim m 

■ mm fll^ 111 



mm 



§ tug Wk 

'WM rs&^ '<WM 



mm w&i W 



W 1 
mm m 



y wm.„ %M, y wm y . «I 



White, five pieces. 



White to play and mate in two moves. 



— 34 — 

PROBLEM No. 13. 

motto : ' 'licet sperare . ' ' 

By Rev. J. Jespersen, Svendborg, Denmark. 

Black, ten pieces. 



m m mi 



mn. s wm mm, 

mm. Hi £ mm • 



t 



m m 



Wflfr 



y 4m mm 



m 



m 

mi 






White, eleven pieces. 



White to play and mate in two moves. 

The author added a white pawn on Q 7 after 
the award was made. 



35 — 



PROBLEM No. 15. 
(Corrected.) 

MOTTO.' " JUST IN TIME." 

By Isaac H. Trabue, Trabue, Fla. 
Black, one piece. 



S ill wm Wm 

Wtf%> 'Ja&2&. 'W%% 



w wm>, Wm WM 
WB W WM 

m fm r wk r "-mm, 

mm,, wm r wm, y mm 

'W& In 

H IB 
m 



White, three pieces. 



White to play and mate in two moves. 



36 - 



PROBLEM No. 16. 



motto : "the end crowns the work." 



By E. Clerfeuille, Orleans, France. 



Black, eleven pieces. 



i! 



fc£^ |2^ 



i mm a 

Hi '0B&¥M HP i 
MH Hi ■ Hi il * 

i p^ HPI if# mi 

i sl H ii §1 

A A 111 § fill 

■ ■*■* 



i« 



While, nine pieces. 



White to play and mate in two moves. 



— 37 



PROBLEM No. 18. 



MOTTO "MUTATIS MUTANDIS." 



By H. C. Perry, Galena, Kan. 



Black, seven pieces. 



I 11^11 Hf 

^^ nil £? i§g§ ^^ 



» ill ^ III US 
^Pi ^*^ <»! ^^ 



1 fR ill III 

I HI 4 






H A ■ 

p mp i« HP 

I ill III « 

■ Hi A * 



m- mm II 



White, seven pieces. 



White to play and mate in two moves. 



38 



PROBLEM No. 20. 



MOTTO : " CHANCELLOR." 



By W. E. Perry, Yarmouth, N. H. 



Black, six pieces. 



H 



wm mat * m: 



mm. 






wm mi I 



•I £ 9£ 

5 iH A HP Hi 
4 HP 



#? 



HP ^ HP HP* 



White, five pieces. 



White to play and mate in two moves. 



39 



PROBLEM No. 21. 

MOTTO : "ROME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY.' 9 

By F. B. Phelps, Sandwich, 111. 



Black, seven pieces. 



B 



« m m s m 



1 1 i i 

iip jm IIP A ^ "" 
iliP ' *Wi> t'WB ; 

iff ' '■'"""§ii 'WM 

m m ^ 



White, six pieces. 



White to play and mate in two moves. 



— 40 - 

PROBLEM No. 22. 

MOTTO : "ROME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY. 9 ' 

By F. B. Phelps, Sandwich, 111. 
Black, three pieces. 



I Wk wm Wk fli 

in* 



A 



nn * mm 

m 5 m*wm in 



While, six pieces. 



White to play and mate in three moves. 



— 41 — 



PROBLEM No. 23. 



MOTTO : ' ' NEW BROOM . ' ' 



By James Tarbell, Upper Alton, 111. 



Black j ten pieces. 



¥, i *& ww* #S vwM 
a '4M% m. WM> WM WM 

&■*■ m m 

m mwmi M 

W& WM WB 'Wfo 

m m m 

m&m i"" 



H * lH lit 



m « 

'<//&'//', W"" 



mm 



White, eight pieces. 



White to play and mate in two moves. 



— 42 — 

PROBLEM No. 24. 

motto : ' 'new broom . ' ' 
By James Tarbell, Upper Alton, 111. 

Black, twelve pieces. 



m m -MB 
wm Hi H^i 



■J II* 

m 

Idbl 



.:..« H il 



I iwmW mm 

§ r .- wm^mM, mm^ 
'Mi, i warns!?. ' wwfc ' ' wan?. ""L ' 

1*11 ii if 4 

■i 3HB pgp « 



i 



H lUf 






fl! 1 



111 



White, nine pieces. 



White to play and mate in three moves. 



43 — 



PROBLEM No. 25. 



MOTTO : "PERICULUM IN MORA.'' 



By Otto Meisling, Copenhagen, Denmark. 



Black, nine pieces. 



mp ^^ps 



WB, WM WM ill' 

Wk III Wm mi 



I HI 



tin ^ i» 






If 



White, four pieces. 






White to play and mate in two moves. 



— 44 



PROBLEM No. 26. 



motto: "esto perpetua cancellarius." 
By Arthur P. Silvera, Oracabessa, Jamaica. 



Black, five pieces. 



WW, ■■ WW- V \ 

pp mm mm 

m 9M m m 

m if iff 

i 3^ ^^ %%%%% WffW K fflfflfr 



While, eight pieces. 



White to play and mate in two moves. 



45 



Additional Positions, 



PROBLEM No. 1. 



Inscribed to the entrants of the first Chancellor 
Tourney of the World. 

By Alexander H. Robbins. 
Black, four pieces. 



«f ww„ WW, WW, 
'WM WM/ WW 

\ m fir m r 

y 'wm '* /y ww i '''Wfo 



Wm WW 
mm . Mi 






mm HSi wW, m. 

'WM HH ||||| 



w mm, mm 

i 111 HI 



White, three pieces. 






White to play and mate in three moves. 



46 



PROBLEM No. 2. 
By The Author. 

Black, four pieces. 



HU HI WA^'WB. 
^P IP P| P" 



r M, WB&3LJffl® <i f/ WM 



White, five pieces. 



White to play and mate in three moves. 



47 — 



PROBLEM No. 3. 
By Samuel Loyd, New York City 

Black, thirteen pieces. 



H 



"" * op Hi hi 

* Mi iH is 



1 it* 



■! 1 1«- 



si * m&~—mm mm 
WKk Si & Pi § 

mm 111 «» 111 m 

^J ,^ ■! Hi * il 



White, seven pieces. 



White to play and mate in two moves. 



— 48 



PROBLEM No. 4. 
By Alexander H. Robbins. 

Black, five pieces. 



m%wm. 



I mm 'wm x MM 



m m im m 



9, '/??=?//. 



|d| 



m 



if ifif » ifil 



I B* 



is 



» 



While, five pieces. 



White to play and mate in three moves. 



— 49 — 



PROBLEM No. 5. 
By Wm. A. Shinkman. 



Black, 


two 


pieces. 






HHP 


§1 


P 


IP P 


m 


WW* 




• 




i I 


W, 


11 P 


if 


P 


1 


j§ 




*v 


i 


■ 


W 


§P P 

S 1 


1 


■ I 


■ 


P 


w 


m 




MSB 


^ 


B 


i 


p mi 

if ■ 


HHP P 




^g\ |p 




IHIP 




llll ^ 


H 


H If 


1 


llll 




HHP 


HHi 


i 


WP P 




mm 




• 




If 1 


1 


W/t 1 




P 




§HH 




§1 1 


1 




If 


WW: 







White, two pieces. 



White to play and mate in four moves. 



50 



PROBLEM No. 6. 
By Ben. S. Wash, St. Louis, Mo. 

Black, four pieces. 



■ ■■ 



w mm* 
_* wM Wm H 

'%$& a wm WWW 



til m 

wm & wm wm « 



ww> wm wm 

M m Jm m 



White, five pieces. 



White to play and mate in three moves. 



— 51 — 



PROBLEM No. 7. 
By Wm. A, Shinkman, Grand Rapids, Mich. 

Black, six pieces. 



4 mm 'mm A iam /A m 

wm y , €M y/j Wk r mm 

^m &%i 4 mm //t wm 

mm m n « %M. 
-mm mi Hi ± 



«l «i wm mm 



White, three pieces. 



White to play and self-mate in three moves. 



52 — 



PROBLEM No. 8. 
By Alexander H. Robbins. 

Black, seven pieces. 



MB ip WBk ip 

tf K W « &l 

'wm. m§'wm WP/ 
Wk jm 

wan /: wm 



iff 



■SM ^« 



!««i""i""*Jil HHj «| 



M 



Ittfil 



m*& 



mm 
MM 



A 



W/, mm 

m 






White, seven pieces. 



White to play and mate in two moves. 



— 53 



PROBLEM No. 9. 
By Charles H. Wheeler, Forest Hill, 111. 

Black, nine pieces. 



L 



w mm. wm m& 

WM WM HH 

m ill ■ 



m. H 






y /M 



I mm 2 mm 

IIP fill p 
ill IMi ^ 



■ - 9, mm mm 



White, five pieces. 



White to play and mate in two moves. 



— 54 



PROBLEM No. 10. 
By Alexander H. Robbins. 

Blacky two pieces. 






W$8& W0% 






H M 



!^ M 



White, two pieces. 



Either to play and win. 

This ending position shows the powers of Queen 
and Chancellor. 



— 55 



PROBLEM No. 11. 
By Wilbur F. Boggs, Independence, Kas. 

Black, six pieces. 



IAM r ,flj r ,.fl. 



i Hi 



, iff, ■1**1; w* 
I Jm, 4m mm. 



White, six pieces. 



White to play and mate in three moves. 



56 - 



PROBLEM No. 12. 
By HL Hosey Davis, Bristol, Eng. 

Black, four pieces. 



I ■ ■ I 



^ 



i« l« i« 



y/////M, W£&% w&l'A yg&u 'vMm 

m w .M r wk r m r :Jm 

■ ill! H II 10 
! tSSiBtB 



*i * wM^ WSmJ*;. v/M: v 



White, seventeen pieces. 



White to play and mate in two moves. 
A Symmetrical Position, 



— 57 — 



PROBLEM No. 13. 
By Alexander H. Robbins. 



Black, four pieces. 




B H S H 


'Wt^ ' IIP ^^ iP^ 


lllll llHI lUff ; ^S 


B * B B B 


m B B B ! 


H§P ' PiU ^^ HHP 


gill mm g|||| g|||f 


H & B^lB HI ' ; 


HHP HIP HHP ^^ 


ifll ifll ^^ lilf 


» * ||11 a ill » lIP 





White, five pieces. 



White to play and mate in two mores. 



58 — 



PROBLEM No. 14. 
By Alexander H. Robbins. 

Black, six pieces. 



Wa 



W, 



WA y/ Hi 



wm mm 



m Wk 






m * mm * %m Bkwm- 

m m 



mm wm 'mm mm 



w y mm, f mm y wm 



White, seven pieces. 



White to play and mate in two moves. 



— 50 



PROBLEM No. 15. 
By Hugo Legler, Evansville, Ind. 

Black, two pieces. 



up W^ w% 
mm, wm mm 

IIP & lip i 



w mm 



"//////,. m 



IB, B r , H, .BT, 
, I! 11 BNjBr 

fJJ^ M r ^ m, lH 



While, eight pieces. 



White to play and mate in three moves. 



— 60 — 



! PROBLEM No. 16. 
By Alexander H. Robbins. 

Black, five pieces. 



... w v wm y wm 



m wm §n n§§ 
I s ■ m 5 ill * 



J«I. iH! r *» 

m r m r m r M 



White, six pieces. 



White to play and mate in three moves. 



(SI — 



PROBLEM No. 17. 
By Alexander H. Rob bins. 

Black, four pieces. 



11 u si if 

§§ B#jEii| 



p * 






«r fli r 

«, lift In 



White, five pieces. 



White to play and mate in three moves. 

A masterpiece, and a fitting companion to the 

author's first production, given in the 

early portion of this book. 



62 



PROBLEM No. 18. 
By F. B. Phelps, Sandwich, 111. 

Black, one piece. 



wm m% mm |gf 



fH ■ it 



# AA iilil sis? 

i^lll in 



■ «L 



White, seven pieces. 



White to play and mate in three moves. 



— 63 — 

PROBLEM No. 19. 
By G. Reichhelm, of Philadelphia, Pa. 

Black, two pieces. 






II iii /x Y// fM. y 

w wk H f»l 



White, two pieces. 



White to play and mate in four moves. 

Vide composer's remarks at the conclusion of 
this book. 



64 



PROBLEM No. 20. 

Dedicated to A. H. Robbins. 

By Wm. A. Shinkman. 

Blacky one piece. 



« 



mm wm. mi H 

HP W§^®W§ HP 
wm y/ w!^Wl<, y a |M 

J; flB^ Jlf r «i 

*■■ ^ 'h- *mm 4 $ 
.wk w Hi 

W&, WM W" 



wm. Wm Wm 



M. 



While, three pieces. 



White to play and mate in three moves. 

A grand composition, illustrating in a wonder- 
ful degree the power of two Chancellors. 



— 65 — 

GAMES. 



The many fine problems that have been composed 
by the leading problemists of the day clearly establish 
the fact that, as far as problems are concerned, the 
Chancellor is destined to outlive the scorns and 
scowls of the present generation of critics. If any one 
should examine a good Chancellor problem, for exam- 
ple, problem No. 17 of additional positions and pro- 
nounce the new piece meritless for problems, his 
judgment must indeed be greatly warped. The same 
may be said of him should he fail to see the beauties 
and powers of the new piece as exemplified in the 
games found below, played by those who have taken 
some interest in the new game. 

No new rules governing Chancellor Chess areneeded. 
Castling however is effected on the king's side, in the 
same manner as on the queen's. Some have suggested 
a modification in castling by requiring the K to pass 
over two squares instead of one, but at present there 
is no necessity for this change. The notation is similar 
to the old and with a little attention can be easily 
grasped. 

Quite a number of experts on the game have experi- 
mented with the Chancellor and pronounce it a brill- 
iant piece, and we have no doubt that the new game of 
chess will be adopted, not as supplanting, but merely 
as supplementing the old. 



— 66 — 

The reader will bear in mind that the following 
games are played on aboard with eighty-one squares, 
and although not entirely free from defective play, 
they will enable him to form some conception of what 
may be accomplished with the Chancellor on the new 
board. 

GAME No. 1. 

Played Dec. 7th, 1888, between A. H. Bobbins and 
0. Juehne, at the rooms of the St. Louis 

Chess, Checker and Whist Club. 
White. Black. 



A. H 



3- 

4- 

5- 

6. 

7- 
8. 

9- 

io. 

ii. 

12. 

13- 

14. 

15- 



ROBBINS. 

P Q S 3 0) 
B S 2 
P.K4 
PC 4 

P'KS3 
B C3 

PQ3 
S K2 

BQ4 
C C 2 

Castles (K R) 
SxS 
K B 
CKB 3 

SC s 



C. JUEHNE. 

S K B 
PKS 
PQS 
SQB 

PQ4 
B KS 

PC4 

BR 3 
B S 2 
S K4 
SxB 
CQ 2 

PK3 
Castles 
QK 2 



1. 

2. 

5' 

4- 

5- 
6. 

7« 

8. 



9- 
10. 

11. 

12. 

13- 

14. 

15- 



— 67 



i6. 


SB 3 


16. 


PQB 4 


17. 


CR3 


17- 


K B 


18. 


BB5 


18. 


PS 4 


19. 


S B 6 


19. 


P K R 3 


20. 


SxB 


20. 


Q'x S 


21. 


B R6 


21. 


QS 3 


22. 


PC 5 


22. 


R K S 


23- 


Px P 


23- 


Qx P 


24. 


QB 5 


24. 


ss 5 


2 5- 


RC 5 


2 5- 


S x B 


26. 


CxS 


26. 


QxQ 


27. 


RxQ 


27. 


C K S 2 


28. 


S K 2 


28. 


K R2 


29. 


S C 4 


29. 


PQs 


3°- 


S K6 


3o- 


BxP(J) 


3i- 


S K S 7 (ch) 


3i- 


PxS 


32. 


PxB 


32. 


RKB 


33- 


PKR4 


33- 


R B 4 


34- 


RxR 


34- 


S PxR 


35- 


K B 2 


35- 


Px P 


36. 


Px P 


36. 


RQ 


37- 


RKS 


31- 


R Q 8 (ch) 


38- 


R S 2 


38. 


Rx R 


39- 


KxR 


39- 


K B 3 (c) 


40. 


CB 4 


40. 


P K R 4 


41. 


KC3 


41. 


C S 5 (ch) 


42. 


KC 4 


42. 


P K 4 


43- 


PKS4 


43- 


P K 5 (ch) 







— 68 - 




44 . KK 3 


44. 


PR 5 


45 


. C B 2 


45- 


KS 4 


46 


. PQS4 


46. 


PS4 


47 


. PR 4 


47- 


PR4 


48 


. P Q B 3 


48. 


KS 3 


49 


• KQ3 


49. 


CS 4 


5°- 


C B 5 (ch) 


5°- 


KC 3 


5 1 


CC5 


5 1 - 


KK 4 


5 2 


CC 2 


5 2 - 


KQ 4 


53 


G C 5 (ch) 


53- 


KK 4 


54 


C C 2 


54- 


CS 2 


55 


C K B 2 


55- 


C Q 2 (ch) 


56 


. K B 2 


56. 


C C 3 drawn 




NOTE^ 




(a) It appears so far from actual play that the devel- 


opment of the win 


gs is stronger than that of the 


centre. 






(6) Very well played and replied to. 


(c) The fight is now between the Chancellors and 


we 


11 illustrates their 


powers. 





GAME No. 2. 

Contested Dec. 9th, 1888, between Ben E. Foster 
and A. B. Hodges. 



White. 


Black. 


BEN. R. FOSTER. 


A. B. HODGES. 


1. PKS 4 

2. PKR3 

3 . PKB 4 


1. PQ4 

2. P K R 4 
3- PK 3 



-± GO 



4- 


S Q B 1 


4- 


P Q S 3 


5 • 


P K 3 


5* 


B S 2 


6. 


PC 4 


6. 


PKB 4 


7- 


B C 3 


7- 


PC 4 


8. 


SB3 


• 8. 


PQB4 


9- 


P K S s 


9- 


PKB 5 


IO. 


Px P ' 


10. 


Px P 


1 1 . 


RB r 


11. 


S B 3 


12. 


CS 3 


12. 


SQ2 


*3- 


PQS3 


13- 


sc 3 


14. 


B QS 2 


14. 


SKB4 


l S- 


S K 4 


x 5- 


PQ S 


16. 


S x P (a) 


16. 


SxS 


i7- 


SR5 


i7- 


B R 2 


18. 


BxS 


18. 


CxB 


19. 


CS 7 


19. 


QQ4 


20, 


QK2 


20. 


Castles (Q R) 


21. 


Castles 


21. 


KRKi 


22. 


CxRP(^) 


22. 


Q R 7 (ch) 


23- 


KS 1 


23- 


B x P (ch) 


24. 


KxB 


24. 


QxP (ch) 


2 5- 


KB 1 


25- 


Q R 7 (ch) 


26. 


K B 2 


26. 


PQ6 


2 7- 


QB 4 


27. 


Q R 8 (ch) 


28. 


K B 1 


28. 


Q R 9 (ch) 


29. 


KB 2 


29. 


PQ7 (ch) 


30. 


QxP 


3o- 


Q R 8 (ch) 


3i- 


KB 3 


3i- 


R x Q (ch) 



3 2 - 


KxR 


32. 


Qx P (ch) 




KK2 





C x P (ch) 


34- 


K C 2 


34- 


Rx P (c) 


35- 


PxR 


35- 


QB8 (ch) 


36. 


KS 3 


36. 


S C 5 mate 



]S T OTES. 

(a) Overlooking the force of the C. 

(b) Bad because it gets' the out &f play. 

(c) Played in fine style by Mr. Hodges. 



GAME No. 3. 

Played, Jan. 21st, 1889, between Ben. R. Foster 
and Hugo Legler. 





White. 




Black. 


BEN 


R. FOSTER. 


HUC 


;() EEGI.ER. 


I . 


PKR4 


I. 


PK4 


2 , 


B R 2 


2. 


P Q 3 


1 
.V 


S C 3 




PKR4 


4- 


PK B 4 


4- 


B R 2 


5 • 


PKS 4 


5- 


Q x R P {a) 


6. 


CRB2 


6. 


QS 4 


7- 


PQ3 


7- 


C K 1 


S. 


SB 3 


8. 


BQ 2 


9- 


B B 3 


9- 


S Q B 3 


10. 


BQ 2 


10. 


Castles {b) 


11. 


B R4 


1 1 . 


Q B 3 



12. 


B xR 


*3- 


SS 5 


14. 


S x R P 


1 5- 


P K B 5 


16. 


C C 3 (c) 


*7- 


PxQ 


18. 


S K 4 


19. 


B x B P 


20. 


BK 3 


21. 


P (C 3). x, B 


22. 


PxS 


2 3- 


KQ2 


24. 


RS 1 


2 5- 


PB 3 


26. 


Q R 4 (^) 


27. 


QB 2 


28. 


RS 2 


29. 


PxP 


30- 


RB 1 


31- 


KB 1 


32. 


PQ 4 


33- 


PK 5 


34- 


QS6 


35- 


RK 1 


36. 


S B 8 


37- 


SxS 


38. 


RC 2 


39- 


RxR 



12. KxB 

13. QS 4 

14. P K B 4 

15. Q C 4 

16. Qx C 

17. SQ5 

18. C B 4 

19. SC 3 

20. B x S 

21. S x B 

22. B B 6 (ch) 

23. B S 7 

24. B K 4 

25. SQ 4 

26. C S 4 

27. PS 4 

28. PxP 

29. R B 1 

30. P C 4 

31. SC3 

32. BB3 

33. CB6<» 

34. RCi 

35. PxP 

36. KK2 

37. RxS 

38. CQ3 

39. and black resigns. 



NOTES. 

{a) Instead of taking pawn it would have been wiser 
to have developed the game. 

(6) His eagerness to Castle causes black to lose the 
exchange 

(c) The fight is now versus Q. In some positions 
the C is the more powerful piece and in others the Q. 

(d) Lost move. 

(e) P 5 cutting off the power of the Q is the cor- 
rect reply. 

GAME No. 4. 

Played January, 22nd, 1889, between A. H. Bobbins 
and Ben. E. Foster. 



White. 




Black. 


\. H. ROBBINS. 


BEN 


. R. FOSTER. 


i . S K B 3 


I . 


S K B 3 


2. PK S 3 


2 


P KS 3 


3- I 3 C 4 


•7 


PC 4 


4- PQ3 


4- 


BC 3 


5- PK 4 


• 5- 


PQS 3 


6. B K 3 


6. 


BR 3 


7- SQB,! 


7- 


B x B 


8. C x B 


8. 


SQB 3 


9- BC 3 


9- 


PQR4 


io. p e 5 


IO. 


P K 4 


II. P X P 


1 1 . 


S x P 


12. PK^ 


I 2 . 


C K 3 



7:5 



13- 


SQ 5 


r 3- 


C K 2 


M 


Px P 


14. 


SxP 


J 5- 


Castles 


T 5- 


SxS 


16. 


B x S 


16. 


Castles (a) 


i7- 


RxB 


17- 


RxR 


18. 


CxS 


18. 


RK3 


19. 


CKR6 


19: 


P K B 3 (b 


20 


CR 5 


20. 


RK 5 l 


21 


B C7 


21. 


RxC 


22. 


BxC 


22. 


QxB 


23. 


SxR 


23. 


QKR6 


24. 


SB 3 


24. 


QxP 


2 5 


QS 4 


2 5- 


K B 2 


26. 


KS 2 


26. 


QR3 


2 7 


RC 


2 7- 


RKS 


28 


Q x Q B P 


28. 


Q Q 8 (ch) 


2 9 


R C2 


29. 


QQS 6 


3P 


PQB3 


30. 


QQ 4 


3i 


PQ 4 


3i- 


Q Q 5 (ch) 


32 


. KS 


3 2 - 


RK 


33 


QS 4 


33- 


RK2 


34 


• QC3 


34- 


QxRP 


35 


. QxS P 


35- 


RK 9 ch 


36 


. KS 2 


36. 


RK 2 


37 


. QB6 


37- 


RK 4 


38 


. R C 8 (ch) 


38. 


KR 3 


39 


• QC3 


39- 


QxP (ch) 


4° 


. S C 2 


40. 


QS 4 



74 



4 1 - 


Q C 4 (ch) 


41. 


R B 4 


4 2 - 


S S 4 


42. 


Q S 3 (ch) 


43- 


KC 2 


43- 


Q S 8 (ch) 


44- 


KS 


44. 


Q S 9 (ch ) 


45- 


QC 


45- 


QxQ 


46. 


KxQ 


46. 


RQB 4 


47- 


Rx P 


47- 


Rx P 


48. 


PQ5 


48. 


PR5 


49. 


RQR8 


49. 


RR7 


5°- 


S C 2 


5°- 


PR6 


5 1 - 


PQ6 


5 1 - 


R R 9 (ch) 


5 2 - 


K S 2 


b 2 -- 


R R8 


53- 


PQ7 


53- 


RQ8 


54- 


PQ8 


54- 


PR 7 


55- 


P Q 9 (Q) (c) 


55- 


RxQ 


56. 


Rx P 


56. 


RQ 2 


57- 


K B 3 


57- 


K B 2 


58. 


S S 4 


58. 


P R 4 


59- 


RR6 


59- 


R K 2 


60. 


K B 4 


60. 


P B 4 


61. 


Sx P (d) 


61. 


P X S 


62. 


R x P ( ch ) 


62. 


K R 1 


63. 


RC 6 


6l ■ 


R K B 2 ( ch 


64. 


KR 3 


04. 


RQ R 2 


6 5- 


PB } 


65. 


R R 9 


66. 


PB 4 


66. 


R K R9 (ch 


67. 


KB 3 


67. 


R Q R 9 


68. 


KS 4 


68. 


K B 3 



6 9 


. KS s 


69. 


R R 5 (ch) 


70 


• RC5 


70. 


R R 4 


7 1 


. PB S 


7 1 - 


PxP 


7^ 


K x P 


72. 


R K B 4 (ch) 


73 


KS 4 


73- 


R S 4 (ch) 


74 


R S 5 


74- 


RQR4 


75 


K B 4 


75- 
Drawn. 

NOTES. 


RR 9 (/) 



(a) This, of course, loses a piece and is therefore 
poor play, and L all that black can hope for is a drawn 
game. 

( b ) Q K is preferable. 

(c) The best. 

(d) An unneccessary sacrifice; a little patience 
would enable white to win by superiority of force. 

(/) The game shows the effect of the enlarged 
board, giving the weaker side a better chance to draw. 



GAME No. 5. 

Played at the rooms of the St. Louis Ohess, 
Checker and Whist Club, Feb. 1st, 1889, between the 
Author and Mr. 1ST. 

White. Black. 

BEN. R. FOSTER.. MR. N. 

1. PC 4. 1. PC4 

2. SKB3 2. PK3 



3 . PKS 3 



3. SQB 



76 



4- 


B S 2 


4- 


PKR4 


5- 


CC 3 '.(«) 


5- 


B R 2 


6. 


C B 4 


6. 


PB3 


7- 


PQS-3 


7- 


KS K2 


8. 


B S 2 


8. 


SS3 


9- 


PK 3 


9- 


PK4 


IO. 


CB 5 


IO 


P Q 3 (l 



11. C x P mate 

NOTES. 

(a) In Chancellor Chess it is never best, as a rule, 
to bring out the C early in the game, just as it is not 
good play to develop the Q in the first part of the 
present game. 

(6 ) Black endeavoring to save C P assists white to 
spring a beautiful mate upon him. 



SOLUTIONS. 



Only the key move is given in the solutions of the 
problems, with the exception of No. 20 of additional 
problems, the solution of which is somewhat intricate 
and is published in full. It is expected that the solver, 
in order to appreciate and enjoy the problems, will 
work out all the variations from the beginning. The 
letter S is used instead of Kt. 

Tourney Problems. 



(ch) 



I 


S B ^ 


r 3- 


CB 5 


2. 


K Kz 


: 5- 


K B s 


3 


C K 4 


16. 


QK S 


4 


BS 5 


18. 


QSi 


5 


B KS6 


20. 


CK7 


6 


. CKS6 


21. 


B R 4 


7- 


C K B 4 


22. 


PB3 


8 


S K 2 


2 3- 


CK 4 


9- 


B Q6 


24. 


QS 4 


IO 


CS 3 


2 5- 


CQ 4 


1 1 


B S 2 


26. 


CK3 


12 


. C x P (ch) 







78 



Additional Problems. 

CQ 7 - ii. C S 7 

BQ5 (ch) i2. KK3 

RK 3 13. CK3 

BB3 14. C B 2 

CK3 15. CB 3 

6. RS6 16. S R 3 

7. QK 4 17- PS 5 

8. C K 5 18. C B 7 

9. CB5 19- CR3(ch) 
10. C B 8 (ch) and Q 

R 3 (ch) 20. 



PB 8 -(C) 1. KK4 

CQ B 4 (eh) 2. KQ4 

C (B8) K B 4 mate 



4- 

5- 



.•)■ 



1. KK 5 

2. CQ B 4 (ch) 2. KQ6 

3. C (B8) K B 4 mate 

1. 1. KQ3 

2. CQB 4 (ch) 2. K K 2 

3. C (B4) B 8 mate 



79 



i. i-KQ 5 

2. C K 6 (ch) 2. K B 6 

3. C (K6) K 2 mate 



3. C (S2) S 6 mate 



2. KQ 4 



1. 1. K B 3 

2. C (S2) K6 (ch) 2. KQ 2 

3. C S 6 mate 

1 . 1 . K B 4 

2. CQ 7 (ch) 2. K B 3 
2. Q S 6 mate 



80 



CONCLUSION. 

Finally we desire to say that we have given to the 
world as briefly as possible the benefit of the ideas that 
have been suggested to us in studying the game of 
chess, and we feel confident that they will be appreci- 
ated by all chess players who are not biased by pre-con- 
ceived notions. If our efforts have tended toward afford- 
ing a little pleasure to any worshipper at the shrine of 
Caissa, we are sufficiently rewarded for the pains that 
have been taken, and the expense that has been in- 
curred in patting before the public, this little vol- 
ume, and nothing could be more appropriate to close it 
with, than the sensible remarks of the profound chess 
analyst, G. Reichhelm, chess editor of the Philadelphia 
Times. "The new piece deserves a respectful hearing; 
if it's found to be heavy, it'll sink, if it wears well, it'll 
stav. 



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